Photographing and developing apparatus.



G. C. BEIDLER.

PHOTOGRAPHING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS. APPLICATION r1150 IULY10. 19081 Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANoqRAIm co.,WASHlNflToN, n. c.

G. C. BEIDLER.

PHOTOGRAPHING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1908.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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' COLUMBIA PLANDORAPH C0..wASHlNflTON. n. c.

G. C. BEIDLER.

PHOTOGRAPHING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1908.

1 ,160,241. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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. awuem bo'a v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' enonen c. BEIDLER, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. BnmLER, a citizen of the United States of America, re-

. siding at Oklahoma, in the county and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographing and Developing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to photographing and developing apparatus andmore parrotates, the said drum displacing the deon the apron or" belt while the said film is veloping fluid to such anextent as to make. it possible to use a minimum quantlty of the developing fluid for the purpose of immersing a film;

A further object of the invention is to provide a conveyer or carrying device Preferably comprising a perforated apron Or belt with which "a flexible device such as a chain orthe like coacts tojretain the film being carried through the developing fluid. .I have found that an apparatus made in accordance with this invention will require avvery short belt or apron for the reason that a single developing tank is employed and the film is delivered to a pan or recep tacle containing the fixing fluid and instead of conveying the films through a tank containing the fixing fluid, the said films are simply delivered to the fixing fluid and are allowed to sink therein and they may be removed by hand at the convenience of the operator. 'In using this apparatus, it is of course desirable to wash the films after they "are removed from the fixing fluid and that I can be accomplished in any'suitable way.

By the term film herein mentioned, I mean any photographically sensitized. element capable of being treated in an apparatus of the character indicated" i 1 With the foregoing and other objects'in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and" combmation of parts-to be hereinafter more I fullysetforth and claimed- IYPHQTOGRAPHING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented N 16, 1915 Application filed July 10, 1908. Serial No. 442,877.

In describing theinvention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis'specification wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in'the several views, in which Figure '1, is a view in elevation of the front of an apparatus embodying the invention; Fig. 2, is an end view of the developing apparatus with the casing removed; Fig. 3, is a similar view lookingat the end opposite to that shown in Fig. 2 the receptacle for the fixing fluid being omitted; Fig. 4, is an enlarged detail View of the arresting mechanism and the controller for the feeding mechanism. Fig. 5 illustrates an enlarged sectional view of the internal mechanism of the apparatus, the hood 'being omitted and the receptacle being in elevation; Fig. 6 illustrates a fragment of a hood. Fig. 7 illustrates a view in elevation of a fragment of the casing, showing the-manner of hinging the same to. the base Fig. 8 illustrates a perspective view of the lever-for operating the dog. I

'In'these drawings A, indicates a casing for the developing apparatus covered by a magazine B, adapted to contain a supply of film. Theside of the magazine has an exposing chamberC, and agca-mera D, is applied to' the side of the magazine for exposing the film in the exposing chamber to light. o The construction of the magazine, exposing chamber and camera may be similar to,

the same parts disclosed in my patent hereinbefore referred to, and will, therefore, not be described in detail. The inagazine is preferably-above the casing A," and acts as a cover for said casing. The front a, of the casing is stationary with. relation to the base a, whereas the sides and back are connected to the magazine, and the back has hinges m by which it is connected to the base, thus allowing the sides and back of the casing to be swung rearwardly with the magazine-for the purpose of permitting access to the interior of the casing.

One side of the casing has an opening a and below theopening brackets similar to the bracket a are attached to, the casing.

A pan or receptacle a is supported by the brackets a and said -pan projects into the casing through the opening (L The purpose of the receptacle a, is to contain a fixing fluid into whichdeveloped films are delivered. Under ordinary conditions, the

' be hollow light would not be sufliciently strong to effect a developed film coming from the developingapparatus (to be hereinafter described) but for the purpose of providing a safe-guard against action of light on the developed film, a hood (i is removably secured to the casing by studs, screws, or other attaching devices a, entering button hole slots (6 in said hood. By this means, the hood may be applied to the casing and removed therefrom.

The casing contains a tank or receptacle E, adapted to receive developing fluid, and said tank may have ends 6, in which the shafts F and G, are journaled, or said shafts may be suitably journaled otherwise in operative relation to the receptacle.

The receptacle may be supported by the plates H, secured to the base, and said receptacle has a drain pipe I, to which the cock J, is connected, said cock extending through the front of the casing. A drip pan K, is located under the receptacle and is provided with a drain. nipple is, extending through the base. The drip pan is provided to collect the drippings from the chains, conveyers and rollers, to be presently described. Shafts extend between the plates H, and support the pan K, and said shafts carry pulleys over which said chains travel. The shaft F, is extended through the front of the casing and may be provided with a crank f, by which the shaft is rotated, or the said shaft may be rotated in any other approved manner.

The rear ends of the shafts F and G, have sprocket wheels 7 and g, respectively and said sprocket wheels are connected by a sprocket chain M, by which motion of the shaft F, is communicated to the shaft G.

A frame N, is removably supported above the receptacle and said frame has a depending arm n, at each end forming supports for the rotatable drum 0. The drum may and is preferably comparatively large with respect to the receptacle in which it is supported, for, by this construction, the developing fluid contained in the receptacle is displaced and a small quantity of the developing fluid will be sufiicient to completely immerse a film as it is carried by the drum. One end of the drum is provided with a peripheral gear P, meshing with a pinion Q, rotatable on a stud 9, projecting from one of the arms. The pinion Q, is driven by a gear wheel R, on a shaft S, the said gear wheel R, taking motion from a gear wheel R, mounted on the shaft G.

The end of the drum opposite the peripheral gear P, is recessed to form a shoulder T, and said shoulder is engaged by a dog U, which is slidably mounted on a stud V, the said dog being pulled downwardly by the spring '0. Under ordinary conditions,

the weight of the dog will be sufficient to cause it to move longitudinally, but in order to insure positive action the spring '2), is provided. The object of the dog U, is to arrest the drum at each complete rotation of the said drum and as the shoulder of the drum contacts the end of the dog, the dog is elevated slightly until it has moved a distance equal to the length of the slot '0'. By this arrangement, the mechanism is brought to rest at such time as the film is immersed in the developing fluid contained in the tank and the mechanism cannot be again operated until the dog U, is moved out of engagement with the shoulder T. This is accomplished by the lever V, shown in Fig. 8 which is journaled in the front of the casing and bears against one edge of the dog. Pressure on the outer end of the lever results in pressure on the upper end of the dog, which will cause the lower end of the dog to swing out of engagement with the shoulder. hen the lower end of the dog is clear of the shoulder T, it is free to drop so that its end clears the shoulder T, of the drum and the mechanism is then free to be operated through the medium of the crank or other device for applying power. The periphery of the drum being cut away as indicated, also permits the arm X, to be moved with relation to the dog 10, on the feeding and cutting roller to be hereinafter referred to.

The arm X, is held normally drawn down by means of the spring 50, and when the drum rotates sufficiently to bring the recessed portion thereof under the arm X, said arm is drawn down so that its upper end clears the end of the dog 10. WVhen the dog is released, the spring w forces its nose into engagement with the ratchet wheel Y, on the shaft 3 and hence rotation of the shaft is communicated to the feeding roller Z, it being understood that the dog 10, is pivoted on the feeding roller and that the spring 10, holds the nose of the dog normally in engagement with the ratchet wheel Y.

For the purpose of holding the arm X, normally elevated a cam Z, is mounted on the frame N, and may be moved to hold the arm normally elevated in which position the said arm will hold the dog out of engagement with the ratchet wheel and the shaft y, may be rotated without operating the feeding roller. The cam Z is turned by the button Z which latter is outside the casing and the said cam is caused to engage or release the arm by the rotation of the said button.

lVhen a film is caused to travel bet-ween the feeding roller Z, and the roller .2, it is punctured at each rotation of the feeding roller by the serratedblade Z on the feeding roller and the film is then directed between the two rollers enand a and from there tothe interior of the developing ap paratus where the film is' delivered to the convey er,consistingofthe chain- S and the perforated belt S I .7 Y e In, operation, ,when the parts. are inthe position shown in Fig.2, the cam Z. is movedto disengage the, arm X, and the lever W is. pressedto throwthe end of the dog U out ofengagement with the shoulder T. The dog" isthen movedlongitudinally and passes the shoulder T so that the drumis free to rotate, power-being applied to the shaft F, t -he. shaft is, rotated throughv the medium of the sprocket wheels and chain and the; gear wheel R taking mo: tion from the shaft 1 heretofore described, turn the gear wheel Q and communicates motion to the drum. lVheifthe has been rotated slightly, the arm' X descends in therece ss-of the drum and the upper end of said arm clears the dog to andpermits the spring; to force the nose of thedog into engagement with theratchet wheel. By this' means, the motion of. theyshaft y is communicated to thefeeding and cutting roller Z and the film is drawn between the, roller Z and the roller sand punctured, that is to say a film is punctured with each complete rotationof the roller Z, and saidfilm is directed between the rollers z" and 2 After the arm X has been elevated to theperiph cry. of the drum the upper end ofv the drum stands the path of travelof the dog at as it is carried around by the feeding and 7 cutting roller Z,and when the said dog con tacts thearm, the nose of thedog is thrown:

out of engagement with the ratchet wheel and the shaft y is permitted to rotate inde pendently'of the feeding and cuttingtroller. Though the feeding cutting roller comes to rest, the rollers a and 2 continue to rotate, drawing the filmdownward and causing the film in; engagement with the said rollersz and 2 tobe severedfrom the body of the filmon the puncture lineheretofore referredto. lhefilm thus severed is delivered to the conveyer consisting, of the chainhand belt heretofore mentioned.

The shaft y,isdri ven through the medium ofthe gear wheel 1 meshing w1tha gear wheel 1 on fthe end of thefroller 2.

Theroller Z,'is positively driven by a gear wheel 2 meshing with theperiphery gear 2 on the feeding and cuttingroller Z, and the rollers 2 and zfiare preferably positively driven by being geared together one end. I

The frame N, 'is v N, which is relatively small around which a belt or aprontravels, and it hasflbeenfound in practice that a film aftenhaving beenprovided with a roller and said film being saturated, will adhere to the surface of the belt or apron to a sufficient extent tocause the said film to travel withlthe belt or apron from the point of disengagement of the chain with the film, whichis at theshaft F, until the said belt or apron starts to encircle the roller N, but owing to the abruptness of the turn over the roller, the;said filmbreaks away from the belt or apron and will, by gravity, descend into thepan or receptacle a}, which contains the fixing fluid. It has been found that the film," as it is fed from the developing apparatus, will be supported byflthe. fixing fluid ,in the tank or receptacle; and will travel longitudinally ofthe pan asitis being fedfrom the developing, apparatus. 1 In other words, the edge of the filmwill not fall into the pan or receptacle vertically,but will travel sufficiently-therein to cause the said film,to lie fiatin the contents of said pan or receptacle, so that the prints will lie one; upon the other therein.

I claim v m 4 r 1. In a photographing and. developing apparatus, a receptacle for containing developer, a drum rotatably supported in the receptacle, a conveyertraveling on the drum, means for delivering prints tothe conveyer, a dog fo'r engaging and arresting the drum, means for-disengaging the dog, from the drum, an arm actuated by the drum, and film feeding mechanism controlled by the 2. In a photographing and developing app a-rates, a. receptacle adapted/to contain developer, a .drum rotatably supported in the receptacle, means for rotating the drum, a dog engaging the drum for intermittently arresting said drum, means for disengaging the 'dogfr om the drum, an arm actuatedby the drum, a cutting mechanism, and means whereby the movement of. the arm radially of the drum controls the cutting mechae nism. a

In a photographing :vand developing apparatus, agreceptacle adapted to contain developer, a v drum. rotatably supported therein, said drum having a peripheral -re-. cess forming a. shoulder, a dog engaging theshoulderfor arresting the drum, means for disengaging the dog and drum, an arm actuated by the drum, a cuttingmechanism, and meansfor, connecting the cutting mechanism and the source ofpower, the said arm controlling the connection between. the cutting mechanism and the source of power.

4. In a photographingand' developing apparatus, a receptacle adaptedto contain de-' veloper fluid, a drum rotatably supported therein, said drum having a peripheral recess terminating in a shoulder, adog adapted t'oengage the shoulder, means for disengaging the dog from the shoulder and pertt n tfio rem in: out-0f. opera ve e i tion Withthe'shoulder, an arm moved by the rotating drum, a film cutting mechanism,

in, said drum having a peripheral recess forming a shoulder, means for rotating the drum, means coacting with the drum for carrying film, means for delivering film to the means for carrying film, a film cutting mechanism, means for connecting the film cutting mechanism and the source of power, and means actuated by the drum for controlling the connection between the film cutting mechanism and the source of power.

(3. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle, a drum rotatably supported therein, a conveyer operating in conjunction with the d'rum, means for delivering film to the conveyer, means for cutting film, a source of power for the film cutting means, and an arm actuated by the drum for controlling the connection between the source of power and the film cutting means.

7. In a photo-graphing and developing apparatus, means for delivering and cutting film, a developing apparatus having a drum with a peripheral shoulder, a conveyer operating in conjunction with the drum, means for delivering film to the conveyer, a dog having oscillating and reciprocating motion with respect to the drum adapted to engage the shoulder of the drum, means for moving the dog out of engagement with the shoulder of the drum, means for moving the dog longitudinally to cause its end to pass the shoulder of the drum, and suitably actuated means for controlling the means for cutting and delivering paper.

8. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle for developing fluid, a drum rotatably mounted therein, said drum having a recess forming a shoulder, and arm adapted to ride on the periphery of the drum and to reciprocate with relation thereto by entering the recess of said drum, a cutting mechanism, a source of power, means for connecting the source of power to the cutting mechanism, and means whereby the arm controls the means for connecting the cutting mechanism and the source of power.

9. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle adapted to contain developer, a drum rotatably supported therein, a conveyer acting in conjunction with the drum, a delivering mechanism in operative relation to the conveyor, a cutting mechanism in operative relation to the delivering mechanism, means for engaging and operating the cutting mechanism, means whereby the drum is intermittently arrested, and means whereby the cutting mechanism is intermittently released.

e 10. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle adapted to contain a developer, a member rotatablysupported therein, a film feeding mechanism associated with the drum, an arm moved by the memher and means engaged by the arm for controlling the film feeding mechanism.

11. "In a photographing 'anddeveloping apparatus, a receptacle for containing a developer, a drum mounted to rotate therein, said drum having a shoulder, a dog for engaging the shoulder to arrest the drum, means for mounting the dog and permitting pivotal and sliding movement whereby as the dog disengages the shoulder it moves longitudinally beyond the plane of the shoulder.

12. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a rotating member, a conveyer run thereon, an arm moved by the rotating member, means for delivering film to the conveyer, means for severing the film, means for rotating the severing means, a connection between the severing means and the rotating means and means whereby the arm controls the connection between the severing means and its rotating means.

13. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle for containing developer, a drum rotatable therein, a conveyer run on the drum, means for severing film, means for delivering film to the conveyer, means for actuating the film severing means, and means operated by the drum for controlling the film severing means.

1 1. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle for containing developer, a member rotatable therein, means for turning the member, means for delivering film to the member, a film cutting mechanism, a source of power for the film cutting mechanism, and means actuated by the member for controlling the connection between the film cutting mechanism and the source of power.

15. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle adapted to contain developer, a drum rotatable therein, means acting with the drum for carrying film, cutting mechanism, a delivering mechanism acting in conjunction with the cutting mechanism before delivering film to the drum and its coacting carrying device, means whereby the drum is intermittently arrested, and means whereby the cutting mechanism is intermittently released.

16. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle adapted to contain developer, a drum rotatable therein, means acting with the drum for carrying film, cutting mechanism, a delivering mechanism acting in conjunction with the cutting mecha- 7 Copies of this patent may be obtained for nism before delivering film to the drum and its coacting carrying means, means whereby the drum is intermittently arrested, and means actuated by the drum for intermittently releasing the cutting mechanism.

17. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle for containing developer, a rotatablemember therein, means for severing film, means actuating in conjunction With the rotatable member for carrying film, means for delivering severed film to the rotatable member and its coacting carrier, means for operating the film severing means, means actuated by the rotatable member for releasing the film severing means, and means for arresting the rotatable member.

18. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle for containing developer, a member rotatably supported in the receptacle, means for rotating said member, means for intermittently arresting the member, an arm actuated by the member, a cutting mechanism, and means engaged by the arm adapted to control the cutting mechanism.

19. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a rotatable member, cutting mechanism, means acting With the rotatable member for carrying sections of film, means for delivering film to the rotatable mem her and its coacting carrier, means for actuating the cutting mechanism, and an arm moved by the rotatable member controlling the means for actuating the cutting mech anism.

20. In a photographing and developing apparatus, a receptacle for containing developer, a member rotatable therein, means acting in conjunction With the rotatable member for carrying film, a film severing means, means for delivering film to the film carrying means, means for actuating the film severing means and means operated by the rotatable member for controlling the film severing means.

, In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of tvvowitnesses.

- GEORGE C. BEIDLER.

Witnesses:

B. N. MILLER, JOHN C. REID.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

